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The Dalai Lama laughs during his speech at the University of San Francisco on Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, in San Francisco. The Dalai Lama received an honorary doctorate of humane letters. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

The Dalai Lama brought a message of hope to a Jesuit-run university where he collected an honorary degree Friday and launched a 16-day U.S. tour that also will take him to Boston, New York, and Washington D.C. to meet with members of the Bush administration.

Tibetan Buddhist monks, from left, Lobsang Samten, Thubten Wangchuk, Tenzin Phentok and Geshe Tsultrim Gyatso of the Drepung Loseling Monastery chant during an opening prayer prior to a lecture by Gyatso on the psychology of enlightenment Wednesday in Kayenta. (Jud Burkett/The Spectrum)

Tibetan Buddhist monks dressed in deep maroon robes chanted an opening prayer Wednesday evening in Kayenta to bring positive influences for their prepared lecture. Geshe Tsultrim Gyasto, from the Drepung Loseling Monastery

Mirrors line the walls, the lights remain dim and soft music resonates as diners enjoy authentic Tibetan cuisine. The Snow Lion restaurant, 113 S. Grant St., may be serene on a Tuesday night, but come Friday, it may be a bit livelier.

The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, has begun a three-week trip to the United States amid strong protests from China. The visit kicks off in San Francisco Thursday, before he heads east and, more contentiously, to Washington.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is visiting the capitals of Spain and France from October 7 to 17, 2003. It will the 6th visit to Spain and 19th to France.

The Dalai Lama is willing to return to Tibet and end nearly half a century of exile in India if China allows him to go back to his homeland "without preconditions".

The Chamtse Ling temple dedication at the Tibetan Cultural Center is just two days away, and student and academic groups are busy with last-minute preparations. Professors and students attending the event are also gearing up for what

The Tibetan college students of Chandigarh had a rare opportunity of listening to the Vice-Chairperson of the Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies about democracy, that too on the Democracy day.